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Bill Halpenny, First Island Olympian

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Ballem, Charles

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Island Magazine

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Prince Edward Island Museum

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To a boy participating in the
relatively unstructured sports that were
played on Prince Edward Island during
the summer of 1896, the revival of the
Olympic Games in Athens, Greece
during that summer was likely of little
interest. For Bill Halpenny
(pronounced "Hay-penny"), age 14,
that summer was probably a series of
long days filled with the enjoyment of
playing rugby, some track and field
activity, perhaps baseball, and more
likely than not, fishing and cycling.
But within eight years he would be the
first Islander to participate in the
Olympic Games, and in 1912 he became
the only Islander to date who has been
there twice.

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Prince Edward Island Museum

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1984

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Document

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vre:islemag-batch2-200

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15

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en_US

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Please note that this material is being presented for the sole purpose of research and private study. Any other use requires the permission of the copyright holder(s), and questions regarding copyright are the responsibility of the user.

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Bill Halpenny, First Island Olympian

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Ballem, Charles

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Island Magazine

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Prince Edward Island Museum

description

To a boy participating in the
relatively unstructured sports that were
played on Prince Edward Island during
the summer of 1896, the revival of the
Olympic Games in Athens, Greece
during that summer was likely of little
interest. For Bill Halpenny
(pronounced "Hay-penny"), age 14,
that summer was probably a series of
long days filled with the enjoyment of
playing rugby, some track and field
activity, perhaps baseball, and more
likely than not, fishing and cycling.
But within eight years he would be the
first Islander to participate in the
Olympic Games, and in 1912 he became
the only Islander to date who has been
there twice.

publisher

Prince Edward Island Museum

date

1984

type

Document

format

application/pdf

identifier

vre:islemag-batch2-200

source

15

language

en_US

rights

Please note that this material is being presented for the sole purpose of research and private study. Any other use requires the permission of the copyright holder(s), and questions regarding copyright are the responsibility of the user.